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bridging loan

British  

noun

  1. a loan made to cover the period between two transactions, such as the buying of another house before the sale of the first is completed

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The Exchange Stabilization Fund is the Treasury’s crisis-funding vehicle through which the bridging loan to prop up the Argentine currency would be made.

From Salon Sep. 26, 2025

He had taken out a £3.6m bank loan and a bridging loan secured against his main residence.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2021

“It is very important that we apply the usual procedure,” Altmaier told journalists in Berlin, adding that a request Condor has filed for a bridging loan is currently being examined by the German government.

From Reuters Sep. 24, 2019

When the German carrier Air Berlin came close to bankruptcy in 2017, the government granted the airline a bridging loan of 150 million euros, about $165 million, that allowed it to continue flying.

From New York Times Sep. 24, 2019

BST06:53 Even if a bridging loan is agreed, it won’t cover all Greece’s funding needs.

From The Guardian Jul. 15, 2015

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